Lance Blocker

2 days ago | cbs17.com | Matthew Sockol |Lance Blocker

(Cary Police Department) CARY, N.C. (WNCN) — Two families were displaced after a tree fell on a house in Cary Monday afternoon, police said. According to the Cary Police Department, firefighters responded to the 100 block of Templeton Street shortly before 1 p.m. for a report of a fallen tree. When they arrived, they saw the tree caused significant damage to the house it fell on.

3 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Wes Hohenstein |Rachel Duensing |Laura Smith |Lance Blocker

We’re coming off a warm and breezy Saturday with highs in the 80s, and the mild spring weather continues into Sunday. Expect more clouds with highs in the mid to upper 80s, and a light breeze. Monday will feel like summer again — sunny, breezy, and warm, with highs in the mid-80s. Winds could gust up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Rain and storm chances return Tuesday, especially during the afternoon and evening. A few stronger storms are possible, but most of the day will still be dry.

1 month ago | cbs17.com | Lance Blocker

Posted: Apr 6, 2025 / 10:37 PM EDT Updated: Apr 6, 2025 / 11:30 PM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Monday is now a CBS 17 Storm Team Alert Day due to an increasing threat for strong to severe storms and the potential for localized flash flooding across central North Carolina. The best chance for severe weather will be from late morning through the afternoon, with additional storms and heavy rain possible into the evening hours.

1 month ago | cbs17.com | Rodney Overton |Lance Blocker

YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Part of U.S. 1 in Franklin County was closed for hours Tuesday after a tractor-trailer flipped in a crash with an SUV, witnesses and officials said. The incident was reported just before 10 a.m. along U.S. 1 southbound near Bert Winston Road, about midway between Youngsville and Franklinton, according to the NCDOT. No one was seriously injured in the wreck which happened when an SUV was making a U-turn into the southbound lanes near Bert Winston Road, witnesses said.

2 months ago | cbs17.com | Lance Blocker

Posted: Mar 1, 2025 / 10:23 PM EST Updated: Mar 1, 2025 / 11:52 PM EST RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – After a warm and breezy Saturday, a strong cold front has swept across central North Carolina, ushering in sharply colder temperatures for Sunday. Afternoon highs will struggle to reach the upper 40s to low 50s, significantly cooler than the near 80-degree temperatures to start the weekend.